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gwen: let's go gown to ohio where mitt romney is tonight as we -- let's go down to ohio where mitt romney's speaking. is it true that ohio is what all of this turns on? >> i would say yes. right. but we have been surprised so many times in elections. and it was in 2004, i remember i was in columbus, ohio in 2004. and, you know, i guess i'd have to predict that the president will win it for the very reasons amy was saying. gwen: ooh, ooh. that's scary. you made a prediction. i've got it on tape. i can roll it back. i wonder if it plays into that demographic divide. is it the example of what we're talking about? >> well, it's actually different -- >> why? >> well, the white vote falls differently in the state of ohio than it does in other places. blue collar whites -- >> the auto bailout. >> the auto bailout, the fact that mitt romney opposed to auto bailout and also his characteristics as a very wealthy financial executive who has been pounded by democratic adds in a concentrated way, that sort of changed the chemistry of that state which the presidents have never won the presidency without
gwen: let's go gown to ohio where mitt romney is tonight as we -- let's go down to ohio where mitt romney's speaking. is it true that ohio is what all of this turns on? >> i would say yes. right. but we have been surprised so many times in elections. and it was in 2004, i remember i was in columbus, ohio in 2004. and, you know, i guess i'd have to predict that the president will win it for the very reasons amy was saying. gwen: ooh, ooh. that's scary. you made a prediction. i've got it on...
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mitt romney couldn't do that. mitt romney in many respects was the worst possible candidate at a time when there was a fury with the economic powers of this country and what they had done to the country. i just think that a lot of flaws he had. >> ifill: this will be a good time to ask michael beschloss and richard norton smith for their thoughts on the scene they're seeing and the history of what we're watching being made right here. richard. >> i guess i first of all say the community organizer organized the country. but i also think that david was right. this is a democratic victory tonight. the president may or may not have coat tails but the ideas, the vision, yes, the constituencies if you want to call it that and the way they cast the opposition, i think all of that contributed to an historic result. >> woodruff: michael, what are you seeing as you look at this crowd and consider, it's only i think we were able to call this at 11:15 in the east. there were some people who were saying we'd be here all night.
mitt romney couldn't do that. mitt romney in many respects was the worst possible candidate at a time when there was a fury with the economic powers of this country and what they had done to the country. i just think that a lot of flaws he had. >> ifill: this will be a good time to ask michael beschloss and richard norton smith for their thoughts on the scene they're seeing and the history of what we're watching being made right here. richard. >> i guess i first of all say the...
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i think mitt romney will take it. of all of these close states, met -- obama did the best in virginia four years ago. we like the turnout model today. it is close. we have made a lot of ground since 2008. >> if we look at the american economy and high unemployment, will mitt romney do well? >> it should, if ever body were voting the economy. but a lot of people vote along race, ethnicity, and cultural status. groups with the highest unemployment rate, african- americans, and young people, they are voting for obama. >> do you think the high turnout among ethnic minorities is what this really is about, as the congressman is suggesting? >> it is not just minorities. there are progressives. there were some that gave president obama, a tremendous vote in 2008. it is also the philadelphia suburbs. governor romney will do better than john mccain did in the suburbs. but governor romney gets hurt by the social issues there, the women's issues there. there are more than just economic issues. withnk the women's issue the swing v
i think mitt romney will take it. of all of these close states, met -- obama did the best in virginia four years ago. we like the turnout model today. it is close. we have made a lot of ground since 2008. >> if we look at the american economy and high unemployment, will mitt romney do well? >> it should, if ever body were voting the economy. but a lot of people vote along race, ethnicity, and cultural status. groups with the highest unemployment rate, african- americans, and young...
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>> this is mitt romney's second run at the presidency. even his father ran for the white house and he's used millions of dollars of his own wealth to try and fulfill what must seem to him like his destiny. his record speaks to a moderate republican but in this campaign he's embraced more conservative policies. leaving some to wonder who is the real mitt romney. >> the door to a brighter future is open. it's waiting for us. i need your vote. i need your help. walk with me. >> if he wins, these are the pledges mitt romney's made. to cut income tax and create 12 million new jobs. repeal president obama's health care law. and a promise not to cut military spending. in truth, we know how most states are likely to vote tomorrow. history in the polls would indicate that, for example, california will go to the democrats and texas to the republicans. which means the outcome of this election will actually be decided in just a handful of states. this has been the most extensive and expensive election in history. the romney campaign has probably done
>> this is mitt romney's second run at the presidency. even his father ran for the white house and he's used millions of dollars of his own wealth to try and fulfill what must seem to him like his destiny. his record speaks to a moderate republican but in this campaign he's embraced more conservative policies. leaving some to wonder who is the real mitt romney. >> the door to a brighter future is open. it's waiting for us. i need your vote. i need your help. walk with me. >>...
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. >> we don't know who the real mitt romney is. who he is seems to depend upon who he's talking to, which constituency he aims to please. >> in these days before the election and after sandy, washington is a pretty gloomy place, quite why anyone would want to run this place is a bit of a mystery. but if mr. romney does win it will be precisely because he has capitalized on america's uncharacteristically pessimistic mood, promising a sunnier vision of the future, fueled by conservative faith in lower taxes and less regulation. >> those people in this country who want real change from day one are going to vote for paul ryan and myself, and i need your help. [applause] >> how does america change if mitt romney is president? >> america chances in two significant ways. the first is he does try to do a tax reform that's long overdue. we haven't had a significant tax reform since 1986, and the second is, waste the future of the safety net and the old wage and low-income programs? it's a very different vision there. >> in the waning hours
. >> we don't know who the real mitt romney is. who he is seems to depend upon who he's talking to, which constituency he aims to please. >> in these days before the election and after sandy, washington is a pretty gloomy place, quite why anyone would want to run this place is a bit of a mystery. but if mr. romney does win it will be precisely because he has capitalized on america's uncharacteristically pessimistic mood, promising a sunnier vision of the future, fueled by...
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i want to make sure the record is clear on negativity and mitt romney. let us not forget, last summer when the democrats started, we had the republican primary. in that republican primary, the talk about venture capital versus vulture capital? that came from mitt romney. who talked about being picked over by bain capital? rick perry. the talk about weathervane mentality? was that david axelrod? no, that was john huntsman. the republicans laid the groundwork for the work the democrats did. >> mark? >> yes, is there a question? >> no. >> i will respond to it and say when you win, you define the victory. that is the role of american politics. ronald reagan won a lowly landslide with no mandate in 1984. wasn't morning in america? there was a bear in the woods. walter mondale -- and he won 49 states. that is when tax reform became the centerpiece of his administration. >> ok, let's dig into the election. >> whether i have earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you have made me a better president. >> at a time like this,
i want to make sure the record is clear on negativity and mitt romney. let us not forget, last summer when the democrats started, we had the republican primary. in that republican primary, the talk about venture capital versus vulture capital? that came from mitt romney. who talked about being picked over by bain capital? rick perry. the talk about weathervane mentality? was that david axelrod? no, that was john huntsman. the republicans laid the groundwork for the work the democrats did....
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and mitt romney ran to the right of newt gingrich and rick perry. he was the most try ghent-- strident, round them up and toss them out of the country. >> energy time, and political capital to pass legislation state after state to make it more difficult to vote, primarily for latinos. and third they don't campaign in their neighborhoods or their community t they don't ask for their vote, and finally mitt romney and his unguarded moment at boca raton in his 47 percent speech taped without his knowledge says that he would be better off if he could run as a latino because his father was born in mexico. i mean if you are a 19 or 20-year-old latino this is going to cost your support for the republican party as a generation. they ignored george w. bush, jeb bush, his brother who has been quite enlightened on the subject and said you cannot, in this country, continue to win only with white people's votes. and i just, i think that the very enlightened voices i heard in iowa, in the piece, you know, i hope the republicans heed them. because we are looking at
and mitt romney ran to the right of newt gingrich and rick perry. he was the most try ghent-- strident, round them up and toss them out of the country. >> energy time, and political capital to pass legislation state after state to make it more difficult to vote, primarily for latinos. and third they don't campaign in their neighborhoods or their community t they don't ask for their vote, and finally mitt romney and his unguarded moment at boca raton in his 47 percent speech taped without...
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that was his decision to similarly, this had to be a romney decision. >> "i'm mitt romney and i --" >> a silly decision. i was in china a couple years ago and the thing that really struck me was the extent to which the u.s. car manufacturers have penetrated that market. >> we should be wanting -- >> exporting. >> but we want to build them here. >> we do build some of them here, and some of them get finished there. penetrating markets helps us. >> what degree of the shamelessness campaigns engage in towards the end bread and this is important, mccain did the right thing -- we're not going to do race. i am sure his staff would have if he had not -- >> in the interest of fairness, the obama campaign did something egregiously indefensible, airing a spot in ohio with a statement about mitt romney, "he is not one of west." that is codeword for the worst form of bigotry in this country. >> see you next week. >> "inside washington" is brought you in part by the american federation of government employees, proud to make america work. for more information about afge and membership, visit afge.o
that was his decision to similarly, this had to be a romney decision. >> "i'm mitt romney and i --" >> a silly decision. i was in china a couple years ago and the thing that really struck me was the extent to which the u.s. car manufacturers have penetrated that market. >> we should be wanting -- >> exporting. >> but we want to build them here. >> we do build some of them here, and some of them get finished there. penetrating markets helps us....
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it not only gave mitt romney a chance to redefine himself as mitt from massachusetts but when romney leveled the charges and the president didn't rebut them, that gave even greater credence to romney's position but raised doubts about the''s own belief in toughness and his own position. that is a problem for barack obama. does he have steel in his spine? and the problem with mitt romney that remains, does he have a heart in his chest? i mean, we know he's kind and considerate to people nearby. but does he really understand what people are going through in lorain, ohio. >> woodruff: that is a question and those are questions and that's a debate we'll have all night long. we will be back to you early and often. our election coverage is also online where you can track the latest winners and losers in our map center. you can find results by state and by county house, senate and governor's races as well as the presidential contest. watch our livestream channels to see the newshour special election program, speeches from the candidates, and reaction at watch parties here in the washington,
it not only gave mitt romney a chance to redefine himself as mitt from massachusetts but when romney leveled the charges and the president didn't rebut them, that gave even greater credence to romney's position but raised doubts about the''s own belief in toughness and his own position. that is a problem for barack obama. does he have steel in his spine? and the problem with mitt romney that remains, does he have a heart in his chest? i mean, we know he's kind and considerate to people nearby....
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mitt romney, 48%. 56 million votes. so much for the popular vote. the electoral vote. 270 needed to win. president obama 303, governor romney 206. still unassigned, 29, florida is conducting a recount. >>> was this election a mandate, a landslide, a rout, a speaker, a marginal win, what was it? >> it is a significant victory by the president of the united states by more than 2 million votes, john. i don't believe it is a mandate. >> why isn't a mandate if it is such a big win? >> a mandate for what? a mandate to work together, certainly the entire country wants that. but the real fire bell in the night on this election is for the republican party. there are 100 million folks in this country who are black, brown, asian, hispanic, middle eastern, they voted between 70 and 90% democratic and the white vote only went by 18 points to mitt romney. john of the seven largest states in the country, illinois, new york, pennsylvania, california have gone democratic in six straight elections. the other two, ohio and florida have swung democratic in two election
mitt romney, 48%. 56 million votes. so much for the popular vote. the electoral vote. 270 needed to win. president obama 303, governor romney 206. still unassigned, 29, florida is conducting a recount. >>> was this election a mandate, a landslide, a rout, a speaker, a marginal win, what was it? >> it is a significant victory by the president of the united states by more than 2 million votes, john. i don't believe it is a mandate. >> why isn't a mandate if it is such a big...
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>> that's a backhand to mitt romney. that was, and it's very tough, and quite frankly, it's gratuitous, and that will damage chris christie if he runs for president. and he's backhanded mitt romney who is in the race of his life, and endorsed the president of the united states. that was not good of chris christie. >> it might be if obama wins. >> if he want to run for president, that's not good. >> but what does christie want? >> he would like tore governor the new jersey a second time. who want to be in the cabinet, john, when you can be governor the new jersey? hillary might be gone after this benghazi thing if that's what you're getting at. >> i doubt it. >> secretary of defense. >> come on, are you kidding me? >> governor christie is a little peeved at the, shall we say the selection process for the vice presidential nominee on the republican ticket. >> he said he didn't want t did you want to be offered it? i think -- >> i'm 23409 -- not going to argue that. >> christie endorsed the president, and you put that toget
>> that's a backhand to mitt romney. that was, and it's very tough, and quite frankly, it's gratuitous, and that will damage chris christie if he runs for president. and he's backhanded mitt romney who is in the race of his life, and endorsed the president of the united states. that was not good of chris christie. >> it might be if obama wins. >> if he want to run for president, that's not good. >> but what does christie want? >> he would like tore governor the new...
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his opponent mitt romney is in virginia. with the election just five days away, cautiously, politicians are moving on. >> he used to make the space where he would scrunch up his face -- >> but others never will. she lost her son to the storm. jacob was 23. he and a friend were crushed by falling tree. >> he kept calling me every 20 minutes, and finally, -- i kept calling him every 20 minutes, and finally, a man answered his phone, and i asked who he was. he said he was detective simon, and i asked where my son was, and he asked my address, said he wanted to come to my apartment. >> the lights are out. the power gone. in manhattan alone, 750,000 people are without electricity. every day that passes, businesses are losing money. >> i have never seen anything like it. look at this. what a mess. >> do you have power? >> do i have power? no, i am in the dark. >> there is one ray of light, and it is underground. the new york subway began offering restricted service this morning, allowing some commuters to take their usual journey,
his opponent mitt romney is in virginia. with the election just five days away, cautiously, politicians are moving on. >> he used to make the space where he would scrunch up his face -- >> but others never will. she lost her son to the storm. jacob was 23. he and a friend were crushed by falling tree. >> he kept calling me every 20 minutes, and finally, -- i kept calling him every 20 minutes, and finally, a man answered his phone, and i asked who he was. he said he was...
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mitt romney's campaign playing at 40 different tracking programs. these are software programs, margaret, that -- look at your browsing history, they can find out what kind of things you buy, whether you have financial problems, your dating history. just about anything you do online is fair game. we've become accustomed, i think stocks-to-seeing retailing giants do this. but in political campaigns this is something new. >> warner: does a voter know if they're being trackd? >> the average voter doesn't know but if you are suspicious or curious you can go to a free program called get toery and find -- >> warner: ghostery? >> ghostery, kind of like ghost busters and find out which company might be tracking you. but it's hard to avoid these days and i find it a little unsettling. i understand, i get served ads for a shirt company because i bought some shirts recently. but just because i went to mitt romney's web site to check his position on something i've been getting mitt romney ads and in this "new york times" story somebody who's a fervent barack oba
mitt romney's campaign playing at 40 different tracking programs. these are software programs, margaret, that -- look at your browsing history, they can find out what kind of things you buy, whether you have financial problems, your dating history. just about anything you do online is fair game. we've become accustomed, i think stocks-to-seeing retailing giants do this. but in political campaigns this is something new. >> warner: does a voter know if they're being trackd? >> the...
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nit romney hadn't 48.3%. -- mitt romney had 48.3%. we go to chicago for the obama victory. >> this is what the three looks like, a moment of it -- what victory looks like, a moment of triumph. it is not near happiness. it is a dream and the man who embodies it. barack obama savored the moment. he became the first black american to win a second term. he basked in the pride of his wife and daughters. he said alexian's can be small and silly but this was big and important. vice whether i have earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you, and you have made me a better president. with your stories and your struggles, i return to the white house more determined and inspired than ever. >> victory was delivered by a reagan and now latino vote. -- was delivered by a latino vote. >> i believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea if you are willing to work hard, it does not matter who you are or what you look like or who you love, it does not matter if you are black or white or asian or hispanic or young
nit romney hadn't 48.3%. -- mitt romney had 48.3%. we go to chicago for the obama victory. >> this is what the three looks like, a moment of it -- what victory looks like, a moment of triumph. it is not near happiness. it is a dream and the man who embodies it. barack obama savored the moment. he became the first black american to win a second term. he basked in the pride of his wife and daughters. he said alexian's can be small and silly but this was big and important. vice whether i...
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mitt romney explains why he lost . >> the president's campaign was focused on his base coalition, giving extraordinary gifts from the government, working aggressively to turn them out to vote. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i just don't know where to begin this week. do we talk about republican charges of a cover-up with regard to the fatal attack in benghazi? do we talk about sexual liaisons and e-mails and national security? to talk about israel and gaza. the possibility of a deal to avoid going off the fiscal cliff? let's start with the sex. [laughter] general david petraeus had an affair with his biographer, paula broadwell, a married mother of two pit talk about unlimited access. general petraeus was set to testify as we were recording this program, so we don't know what he said yet. >> we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. my main hope right now is that he and his family are able to move on, and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career. >> ordinary career. david petrae
mitt romney explains why he lost . >> the president's campaign was focused on his base coalition, giving extraordinary gifts from the government, working aggressively to turn them out to vote. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i just don't know where to begin this week. do we talk about republican charges of a cover-up with regard to the fatal attack in benghazi? do we talk about sexual liaisons and e-mails and national security? to talk about...
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mitt romney was making some gains. it took a couple days out, interrupted what is that final stretch. i think that also could have had an effect. >> ifill: tomorrow night when we sit down and try to look for the signs. you'll have to figure out what's going on. what are you watching for, stu, for signs of the outcome? >> well, obviously what are some of these early states. virginia, florida, ohio, and wisconsin i think are the big four. we'll be looking for independent voters. we'll be looking to see what the make-up of the electorate is. i think that's most important. how many republicans, how many democrats. how many independent voters. that's what i'll be looking for. andy is shaking his head >> i'm agreeing with you. what i'm going to be looking at is turnout. if romney is going to pull this thing out or win it's going to be because democrats have waiverred in their voting >> ifill: and whether his enthusiasm argument plays out in the end and people... >> that's right and whether the young vote, the nonwhite vote s
mitt romney was making some gains. it took a couple days out, interrupted what is that final stretch. i think that also could have had an effect. >> ifill: tomorrow night when we sit down and try to look for the signs. you'll have to figure out what's going on. what are you watching for, stu, for signs of the outcome? >> well, obviously what are some of these early states. virginia, florida, ohio, and wisconsin i think are the big four. we'll be looking for independent voters. we'll...
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mitt romney carried independents, but not in all of the swing states. and turnout was down-- turnout among independents was only 24% of the electors were independents when 40% of all registered voarpts are independented. i think that reflects the frustration and unhappiness with this election. and i think they-- there are people in the middle, but i think some of them didn't vote. and i think, you know, i think we are polarized, but there are plenty of people that want real solutions. >> brown: what do you think about that? >> i would say i think people like the idea of compromise, of working together, but i think often the choices that they're presented with are not in the middle. the republicans present-- >> brown: the political-- >> i'll give you an example. in ohio, sherrod brown, a liberal democrat, who is more liberal than the state of ohio. and josh mendel was the republican nominee who artic light a down the middle view and they had to pick between two extreme choices. >> brown: you're saying even if they wanted to be somewhere in the middle. >>
mitt romney carried independents, but not in all of the swing states. and turnout was down-- turnout among independents was only 24% of the electors were independents when 40% of all registered voarpts are independented. i think that reflects the frustration and unhappiness with this election. and i think they-- there are people in the middle, but i think some of them didn't vote. and i think, you know, i think we are polarized, but there are plenty of people that want real solutions. >>...
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this is -- >> and mitt romney's been here nine times, as well. >> that's right. >> never done a single public event. >> right. >> belva: has anybody done a real public event? >> the president early on did -- and this shows the importance of silicon valley again, some town hall meetings at facebook, he did one at linkedin. he's done a couple of events. maybe that one at solyndra that he doesn't want to remember now. but the fact is that there were very, very few public events, in the bay area, it was all about money, particularly money from silicon valley. >> the old days, politicians would come, you could go to the -- >> that's all gone. that's over. >> belva: so, the access to these candidates, by the average voter, is -- has disappeared. >> the average voter needed a minimum of $100 to get into any of these things, certainly in the bay area. >> a lot in minority communities on each spectrum, if they are the donors, those hosts of th e these, or they are the common voters wanting to get access and not being able to do that. >> president obama having round table discussions $40,000 a h
this is -- >> and mitt romney's been here nine times, as well. >> that's right. >> never done a single public event. >> right. >> belva: has anybody done a real public event? >> the president early on did -- and this shows the importance of silicon valley again, some town hall meetings at facebook, he did one at linkedin. he's done a couple of events. maybe that one at solyndra that he doesn't want to remember now. but the fact is that there were very, very...
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mitt romney had a difficult primary process. he came through it. therefore he was a better candidate than the other six or eight people that ran in that race. but he did struggle. i do think there are a number of points after the primaries where you didn't quite understand exactly what that came -- campaign was about. so they didn't really get their legs. not only -- not only did they seem to get their legs-- in hindsight it didn't have as much of an impact as much as the media made-- was that debate. i think there are things about that party, especially since 2010, that have really stressed them as far as their ability to be -- go beyond a very small base. as we've had demographic changes cultural changes they've not been able to adapt, so far, or the that changing picture i think hurricane sandy, obviously the president did what presidents do but he did in the a very strong way. fema had been reorganized. fema was very strong. the president spent a lot of time, a lot of effort and made sure fema was well funded and well organized and well directe
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gwen: and mitt romney stirs intraparty recrimination with this post-election analysis. >> it's a proven political strategy, which is give a bunch of money from the government to a group and, guess what, they'll vote for you. the giving away free stuff is a hard thing to compete with. >> we need to stop being the dumb party. we don't win elections by insulting voters. gwen: it's the circle of political life. covering the week, david wessel of the "wall street journal," helene cooper of the "new york times." martha raddatz of abc news, and charles babington of the "associated press." >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wherever it goes, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here. to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to an
gwen: and mitt romney stirs intraparty recrimination with this post-election analysis. >> it's a proven political strategy, which is give a bunch of money from the government to a group and, guess what, they'll vote for you. the giving away free stuff is a hard thing to compete with. >> we need to stop being the dumb party. we don't win elections by insulting voters. gwen: it's the circle of political life. covering the week, david wessel of the "wall street journal,"...
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romney gained ground. >> when mitt romney led bain, hundreds of plants, factories, and stores were shuttered. workers saw their wages slashed, their jobs sent overseas. >> look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. hay ear just being crushed. >> reporter: for local citizens that's meant a flood of ads, stuffed mailboxes, thousands of phone calls and knocks on their doors. by one recent count, this area is the most saturated political market in the nation. the national campaign for the presidency has come down to a battle for a relatively small number of swing counties and brown county here is one of them for the competing parties, everything now depends on organization, the so-called ground game. ben sparks is communication director for the romney campaign in wisconsin. >> the key to winning races in wisconsin is enthusiasm and voter intensity. in 2010, when republicans had historic electoral gains through the state, the story of the day was not that the democrats stayed at home. rather, the story was that the republ
romney gained ground. >> when mitt romney led bain, hundreds of plants, factories, and stores were shuttered. workers saw their wages slashed, their jobs sent overseas. >> look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. hay ear just being crushed. >> reporter: for local citizens that's meant a flood of ads, stuffed mailboxes, thousands of phone calls and knocks on their doors. by one recent count, this area...
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when you look at what mitt romney said along the way, when you looked at his actions, when you look at the 47%, i wondered if he would win, if his number would be 47%, talking about the people who would not vote for him. but president obama, now in his second term, i think presents us an extremely interesting challenge to many of the people who voted for him. i mean, you now have the community organizer in chief as the commander-in-chief. that started in 2008. the question is who does the community organizing now. i think president obama himself laid out the challenge to people. it happened when he was running for office in 2008. he was in the backyard of someone's house in new jersey at a meet and greet and somebody raised their hand and said what will you do about the middle east? and he relayed this story, which i had heard from harry belafonte who heard it from eleanor roosevelt. and she had told harry this story, that president obama related in the backyard, that she had brought a philip randolph to meet with fdr. and a philip randolph was the biggest organizer of the 20th- centur
when you look at what mitt romney said along the way, when you looked at his actions, when you look at the 47%, i wondered if he would win, if his number would be 47%, talking about the people who would not vote for him. but president obama, now in his second term, i think presents us an extremely interesting challenge to many of the people who voted for him. i mean, you now have the community organizer in chief as the commander-in-chief. that started in 2008. the question is who does the...
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but what i do think is fair is that when you look at the folks who voted for mitt romney, 88% of them were non hispanic whites. >> non-hispanic whites. >> exactly, non-hispanic whites, and what that implies is that when you're in these conversations among conservatives sometimes when you don't have people from these other groups who can engage in these conversations you miss a great deal. and that's one reason why there are a lot of conservatives, myself included, who believe that we do have messages, ideas and strategies that would be relevant for achieving economic uplift and much else. but the problem is that when you don't have a more diverse group of people who are part of the conversation, then i think that it makes it very hard to translate that message to folks who are inclined to distrust. >> i would say that if you are going to target voters on the basis of the fact that they are african american or the fact that they are latino and try to prevent them from voting on that basis, voter suppression, that is being hostile to the interests of those groups. and if you start talki
but what i do think is fair is that when you look at the folks who voted for mitt romney, 88% of them were non hispanic whites. >> non-hispanic whites. >> exactly, non-hispanic whites, and what that implies is that when you're in these conversations among conservatives sometimes when you don't have people from these other groups who can engage in these conversations you miss a great deal. and that's one reason why there are a lot of conservatives, myself included, who believe that...
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mitt romney serÍa un buen presidente? >>> puede trabajar con personas con otras ideas, otras filoso a filosofÍa, y otro politica. y ha demostrado su habilidad de resolver problemas. >>> en la comunidad mormona de casas grandes chihuahua donde naciÓ el padre de mitt romney, piden a dios para que su primo segundo sea el nuevo presidente de estados unidos. >>> yo siento que Él, siento que Él va o podrÍa ser guiado por dios en sus decisiones. >>> en colonia juÁrez de casas grandes, hay 20 familias, 50 llevan el apellido de mitt romney. >>> tienen sentimientos encontrados, falleciÓ un primo segundo de mitt romney, y estÁn esperanzados que llegue a la presidencia, por quÉ no? aseguran salir a festejar en la calle, en casas grandes, univisiÓn. >>> es parte de la historia, los familiares apoyando a candidatos. >>> los invitamos a quedarse con nosotros, para la cobertura especial. >>> si tiene que apartarse de su televisor, mire la cobertura en noticias univisiÓn.com, o en su mÓvil en la aplicacion. >>> nos vemos en se
mitt romney serÍa un buen presidente? >>> puede trabajar con personas con otras ideas, otras filoso a filosofÍa, y otro politica. y ha demostrado su habilidad de resolver problemas. >>> en la comunidad mormona de casas grandes chihuahua donde naciÓ el padre de mitt romney, piden a dios para que su primo segundo sea el nuevo presidente de estados unidos. >>> yo siento que Él, siento que Él va o podrÍa ser guiado por dios en sus decisiones. >>> en colonia...
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they are both against mitt romney. general powell, when you talk about the military, i have to laugh. i love politics. they're brilliant actors. i could have john mccain star in any movie. these guys are the best actors. i'm getting rid of brad pitt and george clooney tomorrow. i can get john mccain much cheaper. but rudy giuliani said president obama should resign because we only had 1.4% growth. they're just making this stuff up. colin powell, the best military genius of our time, loves him. he's killed more terrorist in his short watch than george bush did in eight years. he's the true hawk. >> we'll see if the public agree with you tomorrow, harvey. you've got three movies at the moment. "killing them softy" with brad hit and two others. you've sounded yourself with the best looking men in hollywood. it is time you get some politicians so you emerge as the best looking guy in the group. >> next year, mitt romney will be up employed. i think he should play any one of those roles. i think he could do a comedy, though
they are both against mitt romney. general powell, when you talk about the military, i have to laugh. i love politics. they're brilliant actors. i could have john mccain star in any movie. these guys are the best actors. i'm getting rid of brad pitt and george clooney tomorrow. i can get john mccain much cheaper. but rudy giuliani said president obama should resign because we only had 1.4% growth. they're just making this stuff up. colin powell, the best military genius of our time, loves him....
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for mitt romney. heading over to kentucky. no big surprise, it goes to mitt romney and it is an electoral vote and now to south carolina. another one for mitt romney tonight. he wins 90 electoral votes. >> no surprises so far. we want to keep you updated. it has not been declared yet. here is the latest numbers from ohio and president obama is leading mitt romney 58% to 42%. all we don't have the raw numbers but that state is declared for president obama. president obama has won connecticut and we move to the smaller states. only four in rhode island. that goes to president obama and massachusetts that is mitt romney's home state and president obama has won. levy electoral votes. vermont, president obama has won that state. the state of maine has been declared a winner for president obama. this is one of only two states where they actually split up the electoral votes. president obama, we don't know how many of the four votes he has won so we can't say if this is a blue or red state yet. we will get t
for mitt romney. heading over to kentucky. no big surprise, it goes to mitt romney and it is an electoral vote and now to south carolina. another one for mitt romney tonight. he wins 90 electoral votes. >> no surprises so far. we want to keep you updated. it has not been declared yet. here is the latest numbers from ohio and president obama is leading mitt romney 58% to 42%. all we don't have the raw numbers but that state is declared for president obama. president obama has won...
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mitt romney -- it's almost impossible to see what mitt romney stands for. he's gone from a severe conservative to a modest moderate and the truth is people think he want to be president because he wants to be president with no particular program or philosophy. that's not really -- you can't win the presidency that way. >> governor, to that way n. terms of the great wall of obuscation, it's probably worth noting that in the first eight weeks paul ryan did nearly 125 interviews with local television affiliate hes but he's not done any local tv since october 8th when this interview in michigan ended abruptly. let's listen. >> the best thing to help violent crime in the inner cities is to help people get out of poverty, help teach people good discipline, good character. that is society. that is what charities and civic group and churches do to help one another make sure they realize the value in one another. >> and by with a big tax cut? >> those are yours, not mine. >> thank you very much, sir. >> that was kind of strange. trying to stuff words in people's mou
mitt romney -- it's almost impossible to see what mitt romney stands for. he's gone from a severe conservative to a modest moderate and the truth is people think he want to be president because he wants to be president with no particular program or philosophy. that's not really -- you can't win the presidency that way. >> governor, to that way n. terms of the great wall of obuscation, it's probably worth noting that in the first eight weeks paul ryan did nearly 125 interviews with local...
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pero mitt romney qué haría? >>> crearía 12 millons nuevos empleos y es importante crear la mediana empresas, no hay que ahogarlas con impuestos excesivos, debemos desatar las fuentes energéticas, no sólo en presupuestos, sino que en empleos y empresas. tenemos un plan de 5 puntos de empleo y educación y necesitan empleos y hemos visto acon barack obama que caen 3,3% en la pobreza y es inaceptable. necesitamos una economía fuerte y él sabe cómo crear empleos y tiene un plan de 5 puntos para llevar esto a cabo y vean el plan en mitt romney.com y como hemos dicho para llevar nuestra economía por el camino directo. >>> volvemos con un panel de un experto para tratar de responder quién aquí estamos de vuelta con l mesa de diálogo y gracias por estar con nosotros y sandy ha marcado la mesa presidencial no? aq uién beneficia? >>> creo que hay que reconocer que hay una tragedia y lamentablemente hay pérdida de vidas pero en cua'nto a la política nacional vemos que oportunamente hay un estado que beneficia
pero mitt romney qué haría? >>> crearía 12 millons nuevos empleos y es importante crear la mediana empresas, no hay que ahogarlas con impuestos excesivos, debemos desatar las fuentes energéticas, no sólo en presupuestos, sino que en empleos y empresas. tenemos un plan de 5 puntos de empleo y educación y necesitan empleos y hemos visto acon barack obama que caen 3,3% en la pobreza y es inaceptable. necesitamos una economía fuerte y él sabe cómo crear empleos y tiene un plan de...
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mitt romney ahead 51% to 48%. an advantage of more than 20,000 votes, and paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, which has ten electoral votes. in colorado, the president is ahead, more than half of the vote in. 51% to 47%. the president maintaining an advantage of about 50%. excuse me. 50,000 votes. now 51% to 47%. nine electoral votes. in new mexico, the president ahead there as well. 40% of the vote. 54-43% in new mexico. let's go to virginia, a key battleground state. 68% of the vote is in. mitt romney ahead, 51% to 48%. 72,000 vote advantage in virginia right now for mitt romney. that's a key state. north carolina right now, mitt romney, slightly ahead, 94% of the vote is in in north carolina. 4 million votes have been counted. romney is slightly ahead. ohio, very close, 50% for the president. 48% for mitt romney. 65,000 vote advantage for the president right now. only 59% of the vote in. a lot of votes out there. in florida, 87% of the vote counted. look at this. 50% for the president, 49% for mitt romney. alm
mitt romney ahead 51% to 48%. an advantage of more than 20,000 votes, and paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, which has ten electoral votes. in colorado, the president is ahead, more than half of the vote in. 51% to 47%. the president maintaining an advantage of about 50%. excuse me. 50,000 votes. now 51% to 47%. nine electoral votes. in new mexico, the president ahead there as well. 40% of the vote. 54-43% in new mexico. let's go to virginia, a key battleground state. 68% of the vote is in....
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mitt romney is ahead. he has 152 electoral votes compared to 123 for the president of the united states. 270 are needed to win the white house as you know. as we wait for more real votes to come in, we want to share with you what our exit polls are revealing. remember, these are estimates, based on interviews with a sampling of voters as they left select polling stations today and phone interviews with a sampling of people who voted early. >> here are the exit poll estimates we can share with you. in arizona, we have not made a projection but the estimate is from the exit poll, 52% for mitt romney, 46% for the president. look how close it is in colorado. based on our exit poll information right now, 48% to 48%, doesn't get any closer than that. colorado, a key, key battleground state. in minnesota, the president, 50%, mitt romney 47% in our exit poll estimate. remember, these are estimates only that reflect the votes of the people we interviewed at select polling places. early voters we interviewed on the
mitt romney is ahead. he has 152 electoral votes compared to 123 for the president of the united states. 270 are needed to win the white house as you know. as we wait for more real votes to come in, we want to share with you what our exit polls are revealing. remember, these are estimates, based on interviews with a sampling of voters as they left select polling stations today and phone interviews with a sampling of people who voted early. >> here are the exit poll estimates we can share...
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mitt romney continues the campaign of deceit. >> mitt romney. >> tonight, karen finney on the closing arguments. >>> the uaw's bob king on the new charges that mitt romney profiteered from the auto rescue. >>> the secretary, versus the decider on the campaign trail with michael tomasky. >> can't get fooled again. >> with the east coast still reeling from the devastation of hurricane sandy, stories of heroism are coming out of the wordwo woodwork. tonight, one of the nurses who helped save the lives of four babies during the hurricane. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. residents on the east coast are trying to get their lives back as the cleanup and recovery from sandy continues. thousands of commuters lined up in brooklyn for free buses into manhattan today. of course, getting to the bus was only half the battle. traffic is still tied up in knots. new york mayor, new york's three major airports reopened. this was the first flight to land at laguardia since the storm hit. cars lined up for miles along the new jersey highway to get gasoline. governor chri
mitt romney continues the campaign of deceit. >> mitt romney. >> tonight, karen finney on the closing arguments. >>> the uaw's bob king on the new charges that mitt romney profiteered from the auto rescue. >>> the secretary, versus the decider on the campaign trail with michael tomasky. >> can't get fooled again. >> with the east coast still reeling from the devastation of hurricane sandy, stories of heroism are coming out of the wordwo woodwork....
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romney con el 29 se acerca, no se acircuna mccain. >>> a mitt romney le fue peor que a mccain. >>> y sÍ, y peor que a bush, gracias pero mejor que en el 1996. obama no alcanzÓ lo que se creÍa que iba a alcanzar. si se queda en el 69% estarÍa lejos del 73% de clinton. >>> todo parece indicar si que republicanos no llegan al 33% de voto latino no ganan la demografia los estÁ destrozando. >>> sÍ, eso saco de la conversaciÓn con analistas, los cambios demogrÁficos lo mantienen lejos de la casa blanca, hasta cuÁndo se daran cuenta y tomarÁn acciÓn. >>> repetimos, de acuerdo a una encuesta, ninguna formal todavÍa, el 69% de voto latino para el presidente obama, y el 29% del voto latino para mitt romney, y no fue suficiente, cÓmo estÁ jaime garcÍa. >>> sÍ, por supuesto. >>> estÁ en nevada, las vegas. don jaime garcÍa, quÉ pasa allÁ?
romney con el 29 se acerca, no se acircuna mccain. >>> a mitt romney le fue peor que a mccain. >>> y sÍ, y peor que a bush, gracias pero mejor que en el 1996. obama no alcanzÓ lo que se creÍa que iba a alcanzar. si se queda en el 69% estarÍa lejos del 73% de clinton. >>> todo parece indicar si que republicanos no llegan al 33% de voto latino no ganan la demografia los estÁ destrozando. >>> sÍ, eso saco de la conversaciÓn con analistas, los cambios...
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the other thing is if it works for mitt romney, if this rather cynical strategy works for mitt romney, it will also show that the depth of antagonism toward the president and toward his handling of the economy was deeper than the polls measured in the run up to the election. both personal and policy. >> early days of reporting for all of you when you were going to the city commission meetings at midnight. if someone said something on tape that wasn't true, you could just feel the community outrage. but i just don't sense that outrage across america when there's a half truth pulled out. what's happening to the country? >> one of the things that's happening is people have their own spheres of facts and fact checkers and realities. even more dangerous thing noigs what richard was saying about the cynicism of the strategy is the idea that we don't share an agreement on facts anymore. you're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. now everybody has their own facts. >> great to have you with us tonight. >>> coming up, tomorrow is a huge day for the country and the future of th
the other thing is if it works for mitt romney, if this rather cynical strategy works for mitt romney, it will also show that the depth of antagonism toward the president and toward his handling of the economy was deeper than the polls measured in the run up to the election. both personal and policy. >> early days of reporting for all of you when you were going to the city commission meetings at midnight. if someone said something on tape that wasn't true, you could just feel the...
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even mitt romney, does he reach across the aisle, compromising mitt romney, may not be able to penetrate that. >> there are three key points there. first is whoever is elected president, where believe congress is going over the cliff. there's not enough goodwill on either side to reach an agreement. they'll try but they won't make it. second of all, they will reach a compromise at the end of february because that's when we get to the point when congress has to vote on increasing the debt ceiling. and there are enough congress people who are scared of that vote and will not vote for an increase in the debt ceiling unless there is some fundamental reform. and the third thing is, the key to all economic growth is productivity. that's why i have recently written a book called "extreme productivity boosts your results." we don't increase that, all of the other stuff is a side show. >> that's an interesting point, bob. you're having a conversation about stuff that is real and matters. we're dealing with a congress that is intransigent largely for political reasons. why do we think congress is
even mitt romney, does he reach across the aisle, compromising mitt romney, may not be able to penetrate that. >> there are three key points there. first is whoever is elected president, where believe congress is going over the cliff. there's not enough goodwill on either side to reach an agreement. they'll try but they won't make it. second of all, they will reach a compromise at the end of february because that's when we get to the point when congress has to vote on increasing the debt...